AIIMS still a non-starter as Centre clueless about work
Madurai:12.08.2021
More than 135 days after the governments of India and Japan inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for sanctioning 22.9 billion yen (around ₹1,537 crore) in March 2021 as a loan for the construction of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Madurai, the date of commencement of construction is not available with the Union government.
This was stated by the ministry of health and family welfare in replies to RTI questions raised by activist A Pandiaraja, who has been tracing the status of the major healthcare project that would benefit the southern and central districts of TN. “The date of start of construction work is not available,” it said and added that “The revised date for completion of AIIMS Madurai has not been approved yet.”
Only the Expression of interest for engaging the project management consultant for AIIMS Madurai has been floated, the reply stated. TNN
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